Eolith announced first details of
The King of Fighters 2002. This time
the game will have a total of 56 playable characters, 14
teams. There are at least 5 new teams in the game, click
here for details and images:

New Teams

Theft Team - Lin, Sai, Ran, Chitto

New Korean Team - May Lee Jinju, Jhun Hoon,
Kim Dong Hwang (Mark of the Wolves), Kim Jae
Hoon (Mark of the Wolves)